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Eye Investigations

Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting from our award winning World Service team across the globe.

Born in Bethlehem (52 mins)

Born in Bethlehem
This film follows staff and expectant mothers at the Holy Family Hospital, Bethlehem
52 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
BBC Eye uncovers child cancer fundraising scams exploiting families and deceiving donors.
1h 1m
The Schools that Break Children
An investigation into Chinese bootcamps promising to ‘fix’ problem children.
33 mins
White Asylum: America's South African Refugees
Africa Eye meets Trump’s South African refugees.
52 mins
When Water Burns: The Fight for Georgia
BBC Eye investigates allegations Georgian police used a chemical weapon against protesters
1h
Money Rituals: Africa’s Deadliest Taboo
Money rituals and a deadly trade exposed by an Africa Eye undercover investigation.
45 mins
No Justice, Just Kills
Families of Iraqis killed by US marines learn why the killers walked free.
1h 7m
A City Held Hostage: Johannesburg
Africa Eye investigates Johannesburg’s hijacked buildings, before the city’s G20 summit.
27 mins
Blood in the Earth
In the Congo, a miner digs for the “grey gold” of coltan to reunite his family.
52 mins
Shadow Healers: South Africa's Psychedelic Journey
Africa Eye investigates South Africa's Illegal industry in psychedelic treatments.
27 mins
Death in Dubai
A woman’s death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral, but nothing is as it seems.
1h 5m
Syria’s Stolen Children
How the Assad regime used a global childcare charity to aid the disappearance of children.
51 mins
Kharkiv War Diaries
Video diaries from Ukraine’s frontline city as Russia intensifies its bombardment.
29 mins
Meow Meow: Russia’s Mephedrone Teen Crisis
BBC Eye investigates the hidden problem of synthetic drugs devastating Russia’s youth.
36 mins
The Mystery of Musa al-Sadr
The story of Musa al-Sadr, the Lebanese Shia leader who vanished in Libya in 1978.
53 mins
Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade
Africa Eye investigates women selling children for sex in Kenya.
27 mins
The Battle for Bangladesh
BBC Eye investigates the uprising that led to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh.
36 mins
Under Poisoned Skies
Investigating the dirty secrets of the oil industry.
56 mins
Inside Cape Town’s Gang Wars
Africa Eye investigates the violent realities of Cape Town gangs.
28 mins
The Killing Call
“It was him or us” — BBC questions gangster who says he ordered hit on Moose Wala
1h 28m
Informers: Hunting the Enemy Within
BBC Eye investigates Russia’s informers, their victims and the culture of fear.
22 mins
The Land That Bleeds
Africa Eye exposes the violent realities of Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis.
28 mins
Iran: Murder for Hire
BBC Eye investigates attacks against critics of the Iranian regime on foreign soil
31 mins
Rise of the Patriots
BBC Eye meets the patriots enforcing Hong Kong’s new National Security Law.
29 mins
Turkey's Hidden War: The Forbidden Zone
This film tells the untold story of Turkey’s military expansion in northern Iraq.
51 mins
Blood Parliament
Africa Eye investigates deaths at Kenya's 25 June finance bill protest.
37 mins
Make Me Perfect: Manufacturing Beauty in China
China’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is facing a shortage of qualified practitioners.
59 mins
Inside Darfur: Siege and Massacres
BBC Eye goes inside Darfur to investigate allegations of genocide in Sudan’s civil war.
50 mins
Exposing the UK’s Immigration Scammers
Africa Eye exposes the UK immigration scammers preying on the hopes of African migrants.
48 mins
Liked, Lured, Livestreamed
BBC Africa Eye investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams.
23 mins
India's Opioid Kings
Who is flooding West Africa with dangerous opioids? BBC Eye goes undercover to find out.
49 mins
Child Soldiers - The Untold Story of Iran-Iraq’s Frontline Children
Testimony of Iranian former child soldiers on the frontlines during the Iran-Iraq War.
52 mins
Saudi and Trans: Eden's Final Message
After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months.
31 mins
Targeted: Lebanon's Deadliest Attack
BBC Eye investigates the deadliest Israeli airstrike on Lebanon in nearly 20 years.
28 mins
Troublemakers: Drugged, Framed and Detained
BBC Eye investigation into China's use of psychiatric wards to silence critics.
50 mins
Our Land, Our Life
A daughter searches for remains of Kenya’s anti-colonial insurgency leader.
49 mins